A leading security printing company, Superflux Nigeria Limited, has described as barbaric and spurious, allegations that the company was contracted to print ballots papers by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and in the process favoured certain candidates in the just concluded 2023 general elections. It also frowned at being tagged as conduit for money laundering, siphoning COVID19 funds, saying such allegations are clearly the handiworks of mischief makers and traducers who were hell bent to tarnish the reputation of the company before it’s numerous customers and that of its former Director, who is presently the Secretary to the Ogun…
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President Bola Tinubu has said that a comprehensive forensic audit of the Central Bank is underway, while a thorough overhaul of the Civil Service payroll is imminent. The President disclosed this during an audience with the President of the World Bank, Mr. Ajay Banga on Friday, 4 August, 2023, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. ”A comprehensive forensic audit is on-going at the Central Bank. We are going to do very serious structural review of the Civil Service payroll. I can’t believe in the numbers I’m seeing and I’ve had that experience before at the state level. ”The reforms are in…
A staff of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. John Adjeke Akpoghene, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment over N14.5 million salary fraud. Akpoghene was charged by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before the Delta State High Court, Asaba. ICPC had, in a one-count charge before Justice Onome Marshal-Umukoro of the Delta State High Court Asaba, accused the convict of receiving double salary from the Delta State House of Assembly and Ughelli South Local Government Area. Counsel to ICPC, Mrs. S. Chibuzor, had told the court that the convict fraudulently received the total…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Tragedy occurred in Malam-Madori Local Government Area in Jigawa State as armed robbers killed two sons of a police officer, just as they also injured his wife. The trigger happy gunmen also invaded the house of former Chairman of the state Consumer Protection Agency, Faroq Abdullahi and took away over N1 million It was gathered that the gunmen numbering about 20 on Wednesday, 2 August, 2023 invaded the area at about 2:00 am, entered houses and started robbing residents. “They entered the house of former Chairman of Jigawa State Consumer Protection Agency, Faroq Abdullahi and took away…
An official of the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC ) Mr Fasasi Sarafa, on Friday, 4 August, 2023 appeared before the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abeokuta, to present the certified true copy of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s WAEC certificate to the panel. The examination council was subpoenaed to tender Abiodun’s O’level certificate following allegation of certificate forgery levelled against the governor by one of the witnesses called by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the course of proceedings at the tribunal. All counsels to the respondents expressed no objection to the certificate tendered, but counsel to the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has confirmed the arrest of one Bala Muhammad Inuwa, the alleged principal suspect and his son, Bala Junior in the ongoing investigation into the alleged fraudulent diversion of over N4.3billion belonging to the state government, thegazellenews.com reports. Recall that the commission last week announced that it had arrested eight suspects in connection with the alleged fraud when its chairman, Muhuyi Magaji led operatives on inspection of some confiscated properties including eight warehouses filled with several vehicles including heavy-duty trucks and Hilux, thousands of bags of fertiliser, soya beans, cement and…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has handed down warning to Nigeria and other African countries to be ready to witness higher food prices, following recent developments that have temporarily halted Ukraine’s food exports to African countries. USAID’s Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming, Isobel Coleman, handed down the warning on Thursday, 3 August, 2023 at a virtual press conference. According to her, Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative had already begun to trigger higher food prices around the world. Through the initiative, she said, Ukraine was able to export 33 million metric…
The Director General, National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Prof. Fatima Waziri -Azi has called for input of all in the fight against human trafficking. Speaking in Abuja at the Launch of the Compendium of State Task Forces on Human Trafficking, Waziri-Azu said: “We must all remember that to control human trafficking, we must equally recognize the fact that it is a battle that no one entity can tackle alone and collaboration serves as the backbone of a successful fight against this crime for several reasons.” She explained that human trafficking is a highly organized and intricate…
More than 73,000 people in Kebbi and Sokoto States gained access to improved water supply following the construction of 19 new solar-powered boreholes and the rehabilitation of 27 non-functional hand pump boreholes, courtesy of support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) A statement on Friday, 4 August, 2023, read that: “The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) support improved access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in health centres, schools, and underserved communities. “The two-year Integrated Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services (i-WASH) activity worked with state ministries, local government WASH units, rural water supply and sanitation agencies,…
By Abimbola Oguunaike The Federation of International Football Association confirmed on Friday, 4 August, 2023 that it is investigating an allegation of misconduct in relation to the Zambian women’s national team in the ongoing Australia and New Zealand 2023 World Cup. Coach Bruce Mwape was accused of rubbing his hands over the chest of one of his players, The Guardian reported Thursday, 3 August, 2023. The allegation came two days before the team’s final group game against Costa Rica. “FIFA takes any allegation of misconduct extremely seriously and has a clear process in place for anyone in football who wants…